Summer 1 - Team CH

During Summer 1 Team CH have loved exploring James and the Giant Peach written by Roald Dahl. The class were hooked into their writing when James sent a mysterious letter containing a puzzle. The children worked together carefully to solve the clues and reveal the new class story. As part of their learning, Team CH explored the features of letter writing and identified that James’ letter was informal. The children noticed the use of apostrophes for contractions and discussed how informal language helps make writing feel friendly and personal. They used apostrophes for contractions confidently in their own writing and wrote a range of compound and complex sentences to make their ideas more detailed and engaging for the reader. The class then planned and wrote their own informal letters to a character of their choosing, thinking carefully about the language and features they needed to include. Once completed, they proudly sent their letters all the way to New York!